Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 22980, Trueworthy Dudley, N.H. War Of 1812

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Dudley, Trueworthy or Worthy Sarah
W 22980
War of 1812
CONTENTS
Died in 1814 or 1815

Let to Wm H. Wainwright, Dec 16/48
Reported Dec 8/48
2284
Name Sarah Dudley widow of Newberry Dudley N. 36, who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Dec 1848 and sent to A. M. Arthur Simington Ms
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 9 Vol. 1

1 State of Maine } County of York } p An this twenty fifth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Supreme Court of said State, Sarah Dudley aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 and the act explanatory of said act passed March, 3 d 1837: That she was married to Truworthy Dudley formerly of Exeter, New Hampshire and late of Waterborough in said county of York in July 1777 by the Rev. Isaac Hovey. That the said Truworthy afterwards enlisted in the army of the Revolution as a soldier and served about three years. That the said Truworthy enlisted in the said Town of Exeter as she understood and at one time was a soldier in Captain Goodenow's company. That he last enlisted as she thinks in the year seventeen hundred and eighty. That James Deshon of said Waterborough, and Jacob Brown of Parsonsfield were in the army at the same time with him. That she has understood Jacob Brown is not now living. That the said Deshon is now living and resides at said Waterborough. That she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim.
She further declares that she was married to the said Truworthy Dudley on the sixteenth day of July in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven.

That the aforesaid marriage is recorded in her late hus- bands the said Truworth Dudley's own hand writing in their old family Bible. That to her knowledge the said record was made at or about the time their said marriage was solemnized. That since their in- termarriage she has resided and continues to reside at said Waterborough. That in 1813 the said Truworthy enlisted in capt. Currier's company and marched to Platsburg, N. Y. and served there as a soldier in the last war and was discharged in May, 1814. That about the time he was discharged the said Truworthy Dudley was taken sick with the fever and ague and Typhus fever and died at said Platsburg on the fourth day of June eighteen hundred and fourteen as I learnt from my son who was in said service with him. That she was a widow on the fourth day of July 1836, and still remains a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
witnes, Robert B. Caverly
Sarah her X Dudley mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me in open court.
Nathan Weston Ch. Just.
L. J. C.

State of Maine
York ss.
I, Hiram H. Hobbs, clerk of the Judicial Courts, within and for said county of York, hereby certify that the aforesaid Sarah Dudley personally appeared in open court and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by her subscribed; that Nathan Weston is Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, in and for said State of Maine, and that the signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, this twenty fifth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand, Eight hundred and thirty Eight.
H. H. Hobbs } Clerk of Jud. Courts of York Co.

We - Truworthy Dudley and Samuel Dudley both of Waterborough in the county of York and State of Maine, and sons of Truworthy Dudley late deceased, and both of lawful age severally testify, depose and say, that we frequently heard our father the said Truworthy say that he served as a soldier in the army of the Revolution for several years, that the last time he was out he was in the three years service and served until the close of the war. That our mother Sarah Dudley with whom the said Truworthy lived until he went into the last war in 1813 now resides at said Waterborough as his widow and was a widow on the 4 th day of July 1836. That her name before their intermarriage was Sarah Stevens. There is no record of their intermarriage that we can find except in our old Family Bible. The intermarriage of the said Truworthy and Sarah is therein recorded in our Father's the said Truworthy Dudley's own hand writing in plain legible words, of which the following is a true copy.
"Truworthy Dudley born January fifth seventeen hundred and fifty seven."
"Sarah Stevens born June tenth seventeen hundred and sixty."
"Truworthy and Sarah married July sixteenth seventeen hundred and seventy seven."
We the said Truworthy and Samuel further testify and say, that there is another record of ancient date

now in our possession of the aforesaid intermarriage, but not in our Father's hand writing which exactly corresponds and agrees with the record above mentioned. This record has been in a bible in the said Samuel's possession for many years.
We have no reason to doubt and do not doubt that said records are correct and that our aforesaid Father served in the army at at least three years after the aforesaid intermarriage.
In presence of us James Hamilton Robert B. Caverly
Samuel Dudley Truworthy Dudley
State of Maine York County ss.
On this twenty second day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared the said Samuel and Truworthy who are known to me to be men of truth and veracity and severally made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by them signed is just and true.
Before me
Robert B. Caverly Justice of the Peace in & for the county of York —

I John Morrill formerly of Biddeford now of Simerick in the county of York and state of Maine ninety one years of age do testify depose and say that I was well acquainted with Truworthy Dudley late of Waterborough in said county; that I often saw him after his return from the Revolutionary war. He frequently worked with me. I hired him as a common labourer. And during his stay with me he often talked about his services in said war. I understood from him as well as by common report in the neighborhood, that he served as a soldier in said army; I think for the term of three years. His m d m Sarah Dudley I understand is now living at said Waterborough. The said Truworthy Dudley died in the last war as I have understood.
In presence of Robert B. Caverly Albion Perry
John his Morrill mark
State of Maine York county p.
On this twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared the said John Morrill who is known to me as a man of truth and veracity and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him signed is just and true.
Justice of the Peace in and for the county of York. Before me Robert B. Caverly

13151
Application of Sarah Dudley for a pension -
Certificate to be for- warded to Wm. A. Hayes - 8 Berwick Maine -

I Abijah Dudley of Waterborough in the County of York & State of Maine Yeoman aged fifty five depose testify and say that my father Inverness Dudley died on the fourth day of June A.D. 1815. I was present when he died & attended his funerals - He was often called Worthy Dudley, but his true name was Inverness Dudley. My Mother Sarah Dudley is now living, & has remained single and unmarried ever since the decease of my father, the said Inverness Dudley. She was a native of Lebanon and I have ever understood she was married to my father when young - They always lived together as husband & wife - and raised up a numerous family of children - I have often heard my father say that he was out in the war of the revolu- tion three years - and that he enlisted from the town of South Hampton near Eastern when my father was an apprentice - when a boy - Witness, Mr. A. Hayes
State of Maine      Abijah Dudley County of York ss - November 3 d A.D. 1846. Then personally appeared the

before named Alijah Dudley; who is known to me to be a man of truth and veracity of whose statements under oath are entitled to full credit, and made solemn oath that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed is just and true.
Before me Wm. A. Hayes J. C.
State of Maine
York County
I William Hammond Register of the Court of Probate of the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that William A. Hayes Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his Commission was dated on the second day of May 1846 and will expire on the second day of May 1853; and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court of Probate this third day of November in the year of our Lord 1846. Wm Hammond Register of the Court of Probate York Co Maine

Extract from the Records of the town of Lebanon in the County of York and State of Maine under the head of marriages Solemnized by the Rev. Isaac Hussey min- ister of the Gospel in said Lebanon, is the following entry; Seventeen hundred eighty three, June the twenty third. Worthy Dudley with Sarah Stevens, I Thomas Wentworth Clerk of said town of Lebanon, certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Records with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Records in fair legible figures as follows;
1783 June 23 d Worthy Dudley & Sarah Stevens
Signed Joseph Farnham Town Clerk I Thomas Wentworth junr above named doth depose, testify and say, that I hold the office of town Clerk in said town of Lebanon and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Lebanon with the exception aforesaid as certified by me
Thomas Wentworth junr Town Clerk of Lebanon
State of Maine County of York } ss
November 16, 1816
Subscribed & sworn to by said Thomas Wentworth junr Before me
Isaac Kimball Justice of Peace
I Isaac Kimball a justice of the Peace in and for said County of York, certify, that Thomas Wentworth junr above named is known to me to be a man of truth & veracity and his statements are entitled to full credit Isaac Sumner Kimball

W. 22980, Trueworthy Dudley, not identical with Freeworthy or True- worthy Dudley, Mass., S. 45648, who was alive in 1818.
This widow's hus- band died in 1814 or 1815.
W.R.
MAY 19 1911

22.980
Sarah Dudley, widow of Trueworthy Dudley Act July 4. 1836 - but probably not paid See same widow admitted act 1838 File n o 24.085

MAY 19 1911
In Apr. 25, 1838, decln., July 16, 1777, is alleged as date of marriage-
In letter of June 21, 1839, widow's Atty. states that this is a mistake, & that the marriage really took place on June 23, 1783. This latter date is alleged in decln. of Nov. 3, 1846-
It does not appear that any pension was pd. under Act, 1836.

There is 1 yr's difference as to date of death alleged in declns. of 1838 and 1846, but as the day of the month is the same and widow was not present, the mistake could easily have been made -

Rev 8/18/12 WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22980
Sarah Dudley wid of Francis Dudley Pris Rev. war
Act: July 4 th  1861
Index:--Vol A , Page 201
[Arrangement of 1870.]
of Exeter NH

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24085
Sarah Dudley Wid of Breworthy Dudley Rev Rev War
Act Feb 2nd 1848
Index: Vol A , Page 201
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V 13154. Sarah Dudley, Me.
Let to Wm. A. Hayes, Dec. 24. 1846.
to same March 8. '47

Sarah Dudley Maine
Suspended
See let 26 th July 1855 R.B. Lumb
July 36

resp d see letter to Joseph Howard, U.S.A. June 14. 1839 & to P. Agt. do. to J. Howard 29 June 1839 do. to same Sept. 12. 1840.
Maine 2,590
Sarah Dudley
widow of Truworthy Dudley
N.H.
who died on the 4. June 1814
of York Co. in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Goodwin of the Regt. commanded by in the Revolution
time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of April 1834, and sent to Robert B. Caverly, Limerick, Maine
Arrears to the 4th of March '39 640.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 14 Sept. " 40.00
$680.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 — }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2, Page 1

MAINE 8152
Report
Sarah Dudley widow of Truworthy Dudley who was a Private in the Revolution
husband died 4th June, 1815.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of April, 1847. and sent to
Wm. S. Heagy, Esq. South Berwick, Me.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book 1 Vol. 2 Page 2

10254
Report
Maine
Sarah Dudley
Widow of Trueworthy Dudley who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 4th June, 1815 of Penobscot Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Scammon in the New Hampshire for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of April, 1847, and sent to W. A. Hovey, Esq. At Berwick Me
Total amount, $ 400.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Thos D. Dunning Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 3.

Declaration of Sarah Dudley.
Send pension certificate to Wm. A. Hayes South Berwick Maine

State of Maine York County ss-
On this third day of November in the year eighteen hundred and forty six personally appeared before William Allen Haygs Esquire Judge of the Court of Probate being a Court of Record  Probate within & for the county of York in the State of Maine, Sarah Dudley a resident of Waterville in said county of York, aged eighty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed on the seventh of July A.D. 1838 entitled an Act, granting half pay of pensions to certain Widows, and of the Act of March the third A.D. 1843, and of June 17. A.D. 1844. That she is the Widow of Trueworthy Dudley late of said Waterville deceased, that her said husband was a native of Brentwood, served his apprenticeship to learn the blacksmiths trade in Westbrook, and enlisted as a soldier of the Revolution from South Hampton, the said three last named Towns being near adjacent to each other & all in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire.
That her said husband Trueworthy Dudley sometimes called Worthy Dudley in the spring of 1777 enlisted as a private soldier in Alexander Scamms Regiment of New Hampshire troops for the term of three years, & immediately afterwards entered the service & served out that term and was honorably discharged in the spring of the year 1780.

She further declares that she was married to the said Inneworthy Dudley, some times called Worthy Dudley on the twenty third day of June A.D. 1783 = seventeen hundred and eighty three, that her husband the aforesaid Inneworthy Dudley died on the fourth day of June in the year eighteen hundred and fifteen; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety four, viz; at the time above stated. her Witness Wm. A. Hayes. Sarah X Dudley Martha Bridges Marks
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me Wm. A. Hayes Judge of Probate for York Co. Maine
I William A. Hayes judge of Probate certify & say that the said Sarah Dudley by reason of her great age & many bodily infirmities is unable to travel and attend court. Wm. A. Hayes, Judge as aforesaid

State of Maine.
County of York
I William Hammond Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of York, and State aforesaid do hereby certify that William V Hayes Esquire is the acting Judge of Probate within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that his signatures above written are genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this third day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six
Wm Hammond } Register of the Court of Probate York Co. Maine

2/1022
Leicester Me
Mass
April 18
(For)
Comr.
Search Under Ms. A. 9. 2. 36
42579.1
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Certificate corrected December 23. April 1839

Maine
Limerick April 16. 1839
Dear Sir
There appears to be an error in the enclosed certificate - Mr Dudley's christian name was Timothy , not Timothy -
Please amend the certificate and return it to me by return of Mail, together with your report of the case to the agent at Portland
and oblige your
Most Obt Servt
Robt. B. Cavendy

Irnerworthy Dudley p n 1 st Co. 3 rd D.R.
  To South Hampton for a Bounty 22 8 6   paid by the continent in 1777 9-0-0   ditto in 1778 £4 ditto in 1779 24/ 5-4-0   Ballance of clothing dld by Leigh 3-19-2   his part Rum. Sugar &c. - 17 -   1780 Order on the Treasurer for £120. 3-0-0 22 - 2   June 14 to a certificate for the Ballance. 21 11 4   £66 - -   1782 Sep 27 Gave him a certificate. 5 6 8   Contra   Engaged   Apr 1. 1777 By 9 months Service in 1777 18.. 0   Discharged By 12 months ditto in 1778 24.. 0   March 20 th 1780 By 12 months ditto in 1779 24.. 0   66 - -   By 2 months & 20 days in 1780 5 6 8 
State of New Hampshire Secretary's Office Concord
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct transcript and copy of the ledger of Pease's Regiment now in this Office. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the State this ninth day of November A.D. 1846.
George G. Fogg Secretary of State

I Nathaniel Smith of Brentwood in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged seventy nine years do hereby testify and say, that I was acquainted with Truworthy Dudley Jr, who was sometimes called Worthy Dudley, a native of Brentwood aforesaid, who lived in the immediate neighborhood where I lived, and a son of Joseph Dudley, a near neighbor. — I remember the time when it was said he went into the Revolutionary Army, and the circumstances attending it. He was placed with a man in Exeter as an apprentice to learn the Blacksmiths trade tarried awhile, fell out with his master, as I was informed, and verily believe, and went to South Hampton a neighboring town to this, joined a company there and went into the Revolutionary War. After the war, he returned home, then went to the Eastward, and was married, and I believe he resided in Waterborough Maine, where his widow now lives — afterward, his mother Hannah Dudley with whom

I was well acquainted, went Eastward and lived with her said son, as I was informed to the time of her death January 28. 1847. Nathaniel Smith
Rockingham Co January 28. 1847. Then personally appeared the above named Nath- aniel Smith, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above disposition, who I certify to be an intelligent man, and his statements worthy of confidence and belief. Before me A. B. North Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire Rockingham County Ys I J. B. Merrill Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for said County certify that I wrote the two annexed dispositions, that I same commissioned a justice of the Peace in and for said county and qualified to act in that capacity agreeably to the Laws of this State; that my commission is dated June 29, 1843. and will expire in five years from that date, that I saw said documents subscribed their names to the aforesaid dispositions, and that the signa- tures are genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of our Superior Court of Judicica this 28th day of January Anno Domini 1847.
J. B. Merrill Clerk

I Jacob Rhoades of Lyman in the county of York and state of Maine aged seventy four years, testify, depose and say that I was a soldier of the Revolution. that in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one on the 17 th day of January I enlisted a soldier in Jonathan Maynards company in col. John Brooks Regiment and went & joined the army at West-point and there I served about three months and during my stay there I frequently met with Breworthy Dudley who went into said army from Exeter, New Hampshire. I was at one time on guard with the said Dudley. About six months afterwards I saw the said Dudley at White plains where we were stationed for a short time. After that we were marched to Burlington in the state of New Jersey and remained I think about two months, where I often saw and conversed with the said Dudley and at that place I was once on the picket guard with him. We were then marched to winter quarters and I met with said Dudley no more until our return home from said service. After the close of the war I lived in the town of Waterborough and often talked with said Dudley about our services and he told me he was in the service the most of the time during the war. His widow Sarah Dudley is now living and resides at said Waterborough. The said Dudley went into the last war and died there as I have understood. He at one time belonged to Goodnow's company.
In presence of us A B E L Telferson, R. B. Canby,
Jacob Rhoades

State of Maine County of York ss. On this sixth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared the said Jacob Rhoades who is known to me to be a man of truth and veracity and entitled to full credit and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him signed is just and true.
Before me
Robert B. Caverly Justice of the Peace in and for the county of York
The words - "aged" "Dudley" and "he" were interlined before subscribed and sworn to.
R. B. Caverly Jus. Peace.

I, James Deshon of Waterborough in the county of York and state of Maine, seventy four years of age, do testify, depose and say that I was a soldier in the army of the Revolution: and have received and am now receiving a pension for my services in said army. That in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two, I was stationed a part of the time at West Point; and that during my stay there I often saw Truworthy Dudley who then was a soldier in said army & who as I understood belonged to the New Hampshire troops. I knew him well before he went into the army having often seen him previous to that time at said Waterborough. While at West Point he told me he was a three years man; and told me he had served one term before. After his return at said Waterborough at the close of said war I often saw him and conversed with him and understood him to say that he served in said army until the close of the war, and that his last term of service was actually three years.
To what company he belonged I do not now remember. And I also well know that Sarah Dudley who now lives at said Waterborough is considered as his lawful widow.
In presence of Samuel Kimball Robert B. Caverly
James Deshon

State of Maine } County of York } ss
On this twenty ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven personally appeared the above named James Deshon a man of veracity and en- titled to full credit and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Robert B. Gaverly } Justice of the } Peace within } and for the county } of York } State of Maine.

STATE OF MAINE.
York, ss.
I, William Trafton
Clerk of all the Judicial
Courts in said County, do hereby certify that,
Increase S. Kimball is an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for said county
as appears by the paper hereto annexed ; that he is
duly commissioned and qualified to act as such ; that his commission is
dated on the twentyfifth day of January 1847, (and will expire on the twentyfifth day of January 1851,
and that the
following
signature purporting to be
his and
genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the
Seal of the Supreme Judicial
Court for said State, this twenty ninth day of January
Anno Domino 1847
William Trafton, Clerk.

I Isaac Hasey of Lebanon in the County of York and State of Maine aged seventy nine years last June, testify upon oath say, that I am the son of the Rev Isaac Hasey but since -ister of the Gospel in Lebanon upward - that my said father joined in marriage David Dudley sometimes called David the Dudley with an acquaintance of mine Sarah Stevens of Le- banon, I wrote their publish- -ment for the town Clerk Joseph Farnham - Said Dudley was not a native of Lebanon but was I think from New Hampshire Soon after the marriage of Dudley with Sarah Stevens they removed from Lebanon to I think to Waterville Maine - Said Sarah was a near neighbor to me till she removed away I think they were married as early as 1783.
Witness J. S. Kennebec      Isaac Hasey Thomas M c Kenzie      State of Maine - York ss. January 27 1847      Subscribed & sworn to before me      Francis J. Hovey my proxy

I Isaac P. Kumbull a justice of the Peace in and for the County of York and State of Illinois, Certify, That the within named Isaac Husey who has subscribed the within affidavit is well known to me to be a man of truth and veracity and a credible witness
Isaac P. Kumbull
justice of the Peace

I Rebecca Wentworth of Lebanon in the County of York and State of Maine aged seventy eight years do hereby testify and say that I am the daughter of Isaac Hasty late minister of the Gospel in said Lebanon now deceased. My said father joined in marriage True worthy Dudley sometimes called worthy Dudley with Sarah Stevens. I think judging from my own marriage that they were married as early as 1753. I well recollect said Dudley was sometimes called True- worthy and sometimes worthy. He came into this town from some part of New Hampshire I think. After they were married they removed to Shelburne I think. Sarah Stevens while single was an acquaintance of mine. She lived a near neighbour to my father. I was not so well acquainted with her husband. He was not a native of this town. Rebecca Wentworth
Witness J. S. Fernald Thomas Wentworth  { State of Maine York County ss January 27, 1847 Subscribed & sworn to before me P. G. D. D.

I, Susan B. Anthony, a justice of the Peace in and for the County of York and State of Illinois, certify that the Rebecca Huntworth who has subscribed the within affidavit, is well known to me to be a woman of truth and veracity and all her statements are entitled to full credit
Susan B. Anthony justice of the Peace

Simerick June 21. 1839
Dear Sir
In the case of Sarah Dudley widow of Truworthy Dudley I apprehend there is some mistake as to the date of their marriage - Mrs Dudley had a Family Record of their marriage, and if I remember right alleged in her declaration that she intermarried in 1779; and one or two witnesses testified to the same fact - But since I received the enclosed Certificate an Old Record has come within my observation which does not agree with Mrs Dudley's allegation - From this it appears they were not married until the 23 d of June 1783. The following is an extract from the Record - Married - "Worthy Dudley to Sarah Stevens June 23. 1783"
Having seen this entry which is said to have been made by Parson Hasey, I have prevented the receipt of the Pension by retaining the certificate in my own hands; and after making some inquiries, I have great doubts of Mrs Dudley's right to recover under the Pension Act of 1836 - And I now return the Certificate in order that the case may be duly considered at the War-Department -
If the last-mentioned Record is correct; and if it does not appear from your rolls that Mr Dudley continued in the service after the 23 d of June 1783 - Mrs Dudley as I suppose will

not be entitled under the act of July 4, 1836. I presume however that she is now entitled to a Pension [or under other circumstances would have been] under the act of July 7, 1838; if not under the act of 36-
J. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions
Respectfully Yr. Obt. Servt. Robt. B. Cavendy

I Samuel Page of, South Hampton in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire citizen aged Fifty four years depose testify and say That I am Town Clerk of the said Town of South Hampton legally chosen and qualified for the year 1847 and was likewise elected and duly qualified as Selectmen and are assessor for said Town the year 1847, I have the custody of the records of said Town & likewise as assessor and Selectmen I hold the custody of the assessors books which contain the names of all the persons in the Town of South Hampton above the age of twenty one years for each year that I have examined said list aforesaid for the years 1840-1841-1842 1843-1844-1845-1846-1847 & 1848-1849 and 1850- and find no name of any family by the name of Dudley upon said list or in said book and I further have further examined generally and no persons name called Dudley True Worth Dudley or True Worth Dudley Junior upon said Book and I don't know or ever heard of any one of the name residing in this town
Witness
Joseph Merrill
Test
Samuel Page
State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss March 30-1847 Then the above named Samuel Page personally

appeared and was duly sworn to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed Before me (the Peace) Parker Merrill Justice
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Samuel Page personally and that he is very intelligent and of sound memory and sustains a good good reputation for truth and in my opinion is entitled to full belief
Parker Merrill Justice of the Peace

I Thomas Flanders of South Hampton in the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire aged eighty three years the truth day of September Last past deponing upon oath that I have resided in South Hampton all my days & my father and grandfather lived & died in said town that I have had a general acquaintance with all the families & inhabitants of said South Hampton before and during the Revolutionary war & since that time and that no family by the name of Dudley ever res- ided in said town that I know that Dudley Linn was originally of Brentwood near this place and came here and up have been informed served as a Soldier for this town in the Revolutionary war that there was no person bearing his name residing in South Hampton prior to 1799 that if any person of that name ever lived in South Hampton it could not have escaped my knowledge and recollection Witness-
Thomas Flanders
Esda Flanders
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss March 30-1849 Then the above named Thomas Flanders personally swore appeared and was duly sworn to the truth of the fore- going affidavit by him subscribed — Grace Before me Squire Merrill Justice of the

I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Thomas Henders personally and that he is very intelligent and of sound memory and sustains a good reputation for for truth and in my opinion is entitled to full belief
Sister Merrill Justice of the Peace

I Frederick Robinson of Brentwood in the County of Rockingham and State of New-Hampshire of the age of forty years depose testify and say that I am Town Clerk of the town of Brentwood aforesaid duly elected and qualified for the year 1847. that I have in my custody the records of the Births in said town and that I find recorded in said records.
"Sumworthy Dudley born January fifth one thousand seven hundred and Fifty seven" which is recorded in legible words and figures as follows viz.
Sumworthy Dudley born January 5. 1857.
Witness
Frederick Robinson
Laura E.W. Purdy
State of New-Hampshire Rockingham ss March 31 - 1847 then the above named Frederick Robinson personally appeared and made oath to the above affidavit by him written and subscribed
Before me Nathan Merrill (Justice of the Peace)
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Frederick Robinson above named and that his character for truth and veracity is good and I have examined the books aforesaid and find him to be Town Clerk of the Town of Brentwood Nathan Merrill Justice of the Peace

I Nathaniel Smith of Brentwood of the County of Rokinham and State of New Hampshire aged seventy nine years Before testify and say that I was born in the Town of Brentwood aforesaid and have lived in said town all my life time that in the American war there was a True Worthy Dudley (a married man who had children) that went into the army and served for Exeter and died in the army that his widow afterwards married Mr Conner that the aforesaid Worthy Dudley was a brother of Joseph Dudley of said Brentwood and said Joseph Dudley had the following Children Ephraim Dudley Worthy Dudley Sally Dudley who married William Faye Boley Dudley who married Jonathan Lovjoi and Samuel Dudley that the last named Worthy Dudley was call'd Worthy Dudley Junior because his uncle the first named Worthy Dudley resided in the same Town of Brentwood and was, known in said Town and elsewhere as Worthy Dudley Junior as long as I knew him before the death of his said uncle and was so call'd when he went into the

army for South Hampton that upon a comparison with his age with mine I should think he was about nineteen or twenty years old when he went into the army. Nathaniel Smith witness Mary Smith
State of Northamptonshire Rockingham ss March 31 - 1844
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Nathaniel Smith the de- ponent aforesaid and know that he has a good character for truth and veracity I questioned him as to the facts in the above deposition and as he told his story I reduced to writing and think that full credit is to be given to it and after subscribing it he made oath to the same
Before me Fisher Moxon (Justice of the Peace)

I personally know Dudley of Brentwood in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire of  for seventy two years Testify before and say that I can be noted of said Brentwood aforesaid and have resided there all my life time that my family name has been very num- erous in the Town of Brentwood and the the family names and their relationship has been handed down by tradition with much certainty  uncertainty as to that there were two by the name of Turnworthy Dudley in said Town of Brentwood that Turnworthy Dudley senior was engaged to serve in the vicinity  as a soldier in the revolutionary war and there died and that Turnworthy Dudley junior did serve as a soldier in the revolutionary army for some neighboring town he was called Turnworthy Dudley junior because there were two by the same name in said Town of Brent- wood he was the son of Joseph Dudley of said Town and Joseph Dudley was a brother of Turnworthy Dudley senior as aforesaid Sarah E. Dudley Jeremiah Dudley
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss March 31 - 1847 Then the above named

Jeremiah Dudley personally appeared and made oath to the above deposition by him subscribed —
Before me Parker Merrill (Justice of the peace)
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Jeremiah Dudley above named and well know his character for truth and veracity is good —
Parker Merrill (Justice of the peace)

The State of New Hampshire
Rockingham County ss.
I Ira F. B. Hoitt Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for said County, certify that Parker Merrill before whom the annexed depositions were taken, is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Rockingham, duly commissioned and qualified and authorized to administer oaths. &c; that his commission is dated on the twenty eighth day of September 1846, and will expire on the twenty eighth day of September 1851, and that his signatures to said certificates are in his own hand writing and genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of our Superior Court of Judicature this first day of April Anno Domini 1847.
Ira F. B. Hoitt Clerk

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, GEORGE G. FOGG, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Ira B. Hoit is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Rockingham duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized to administer oaths, take acknowledgement of deeds, and other legal instruments. His commission was dated on the twenty ninth day of June 1843 and will expire on the twenty ninth day of June 1848 and his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of the State, this Thirtieth day of March 1847
George G. Fogg
SECRETARY OF STATE.

(Copy)
Limerick, December 14, 1838.
Dear Sir,
I received your stating that the papers of Sarah Dudley, widow of Treworthy, have been filed in the suspended cases - that the sheet containing the record of the marriage should be taken from the book in the presence of some respectable person and (after being certified) be forwarded to the War Department.
Agreeably to your request I transmit the leaf from the bible. I also forward a certificate from the Register of the Court of Probate of the County of Kerry under his hand and official seal containing the testimony of two witnesses who were present at the wedding of the said Treworthy and Sarah Dudley.
Very respectfully,
your H on . serv t .
Robert B. Caverly
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Com r of Pensions.
N. B. All communications to the widow Sarah Dudley may be directed to my care at Limerick, Maine.
By her request.
R. B. Caverly.

I William Townson of Limerick in the county of York and State of Maine, aged forty- nine years of age and say that at the request of Robt B. Gove, Esq. I called on Sarah Dudley of Waterborough, widow of Truworthy Dudley, and in my presence the record of the marriage of the said Sarah with Truworthy Dudley who was reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution was taken from an old family bible now in the possession of the said Sarah Dudley. The sheet on which said marriage was recorded as found by me in the said Sarah's old bible is hereto annexed with my name written thereon.
Witness
William Townson.
Hiram Staples, Jr.
State of Maine
York County, ss.
On this third day of December, A. D. 1838 personally appeared the said Wm Townson, who is known to me to be a man of truth and veracity made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him signed is just and true before me.
Simeon Barker Justice of Peace.

Family Recd.
[Marriages]
Trueworthy Dudley born January 5 th 1757
Sarah Stevens born June 10 th 1760
Trueworthy & Sarah married July 16, 1777.
William Townson.

State of Maine. Kennebec county, ss.
Court of Probate.
Be it known that at a special term of the Court of Probate held this seventh day of December A. D. 1838, it has been satisfactorily proved in open court, before the Court of Probate for said County by Abijah Bickford & Henry Bickford, witnesses residing in said County that Irworth Dudley, late of Watuborough in the County of York & State aforesaid - now deceased, intermarried with Sarah Stephens (now Sarah Dudley) in July Anno Domini seventeen hundred & seventy-seven. That said Irworth Dudley Died many years since, and that his widow the said Sarah Dudley is now living in said Watuborough.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court of Probate and subscribed my name this seventh day of December, A. D. 1838.
(Seal)
Joseph I. Evelette, Register of Probate Kennebec County
N. B. Examine closely and you will see the seal.
State of Maine. York - ss.
I Hiram K Hobbs, Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for the County of York, certify that

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I, Abijah Dudley of Waterborough in the county of York and State of Maine, forty eight years of age and born at said Waterborough, do depose, testify and say that I am the son of Truworthy Dudley late of said Waterborough deceased, that I have often heard my Father say that he was in the war of the Revolution and have no reason to doubt and do not doubt that he served as a soldier in said army for the term of three years or more. In March 1813 I enlisted at Salmon Falls in said county a soldier in the last war, in Captain Denebore's company and marched to Plattsburg N. York and in August of the same year my Father, Truworthy Dudley, enlisted in Captain Currier's company and marched also to said Plattsburgh, and belonged to the same Regiment with me. I continued in said service until some time after peace was declared together with my father to get our discharge and pay for our services. And soon after peace was declared my father viz. Truworthy Dudley was taken sick of the Fever and ague and Typhus fever and on the fourth day of June eighteen hundred and fourteen died. I remained at said Plattsburgh until sometime in July took out letter of administration, received the money for our services, and came home to said Waterborough. There is no record of my Father and mother's intermarriage to my knowledge except in our old Family Bible.

York County 3s. State of Maine } On the seventh day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty seven personally appeared the said Abijah Dudley an man of veracity and entitled to full credit and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true. Abner Burbank } Justice of the Peace county of York and State of Maine.
N.B. All communications for Mrs Sarah Dudley may be directed to my care at Limerick, Maine Robert B. Laverly her attorney

York f.
State of Maine
I John Skeels Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of York hereby certify that Abner Burbank and Robert B. Leavitt are Justices of the Peace within and for said county of York, and that the signatures to the papers hereto annexed purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty fifth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
John Skeels { Register of Probate for the county of York and State of Maine

C Sarah Bruley

State of Maine
York County ss: On this twenty fifth day of August A D 1848 personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the county of York against Sarah Dudley a resident of Waterborough in said county aged Eighty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 d of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Timothy Dudley who was a private in the Revolu- tionary Army and served as a private in Col Scammons Regiment in New Hamp- shire line from 1777 to 1780 being in the then near service as set forth in the evidence in her declaration under Act of July 7 1838. That she has received a pension at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum under Acts of July 7 1838 March 3 1843 and June 17 1844.
She further declares that she is still a widow Witness Samuel Dudley      Sarah the Dudley sworn to & subscribed this day and year first above written
Before me Nathan M'Gillen Justice of the Peace -

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, PORTLAND, August 29. A. D. 1848
I
Charles C. Harmon
CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Arthur M c Arthur is an
Acting Justice of the Peace,
within and for the County of York, as appears by the paper hereto
annexed; that he is DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the
COMMISSION of the said M c Arthur is dated February 3rd
A. D. 1848, and will expire February 3rd A. D. 1849.
and that the
his is following Genuine.
SIGNATURE, purporting to be
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
Chas. C. Harmon, CLERK.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States, of the 4th July, 1836, Sarah Dudley, of the State of Maine widow of Inwanthy Dudley who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Eighty dollars and  cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this ninth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine.
J. Poinsett
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Simon Barker is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of York, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this twenty-sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight.
(L.S.)
H. H. Hobbs, Clerk.

Simington Aug. 29 1848
Sir,
Inclosed are the application of Mary Rendell, Abigail Edgely, Lucy Kimball Rebecca Riches, Elizabeth Chadburn Sarah Dudley & Catherine Dishon under act of July 2 1848. Please forward certificates to me
I am very respectfully James L. Edwards Esq. Your obed Servt Comm d of Pensions.
A. McArthur
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South Berwick April 2 d 1847-
Hon James L Edwards Com r of Pensions,
Accompanying this I send you all the evidences you required in the case of Sarah Dudley, the widow of Inverness Dudley Junior.
As I informed you before I had not a particle of doubt of the justice of her claim -
She is very old & infirm - I hope you will forward her certificate soon that she may know that justice has been done to her, before her death,
With great respect Yours &c
Wm. A. Hayes -

I John Smith of Kingston in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire who aged seventy seven years do hereby certify and say that I was well acquainted with the children of Joseph Dudley late of Brentwood deceased, whose names were Betsey who married Jonathan Lovening and lived next door neighbor to me. Sally, who married a M c Page; Hannah, who married a M c Blake; Ephraim, and Inverness, who was sometimes by us called Worthy Dudley. H. Said Inverness was well known to me he frequently visited his sister Mrs. Lovening who lived near me - I was very intimate with him. I understood that he went to Exeter to learn a trade - and that he left there, the employ of his master went to South Hampton in the vicinity of Brentwood and Exeter which towns join each other. I understood that he had left South Hampton in a company there, and gone to join the Army of the Revolution, where he was gone a long time, and have no doubt from what I then understood about his going into the Army that he did go east

Served in the army of the Revolution - After the close of the War, he returned home was at my house, a number of times, and informed me of the events that - happened there, and other circumstances that took place - Shortly after his return home, he went to Lebanon in the State Maine where he was married, and then removed to Waterborough in said State of Maine, where he remained as I have been informed, until his death. The said Trueworthy and his wife were here once, on a visit to his sister, Mrs Covering, who lived only the width of the road from me. John Gannett January 28th 1847
Rockingham Vt January 28, 1847.
Then personally appeared the above named John Smith and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition, whom I certify to be an intelligent man, and his statements worthy of con- fidence and belief -
Before me
D. H. Coitt Justice of the Peace

South Berwick Maine Jan y 29, 1847
Hon. James L. Edwards Comm r of Pensions,
Sir, In closed I send you further evidence to support the Declaration of Sarah Dudley for a pension - I have conversed with Mrs Dudley, and from what I can learn from her, and from others who are well acquainted with her and her husband Emery Dudley I do not entertain any doubt of the truth of her declaration - I am perfectly satisfied that she is the widow of the Emery Dudley who enlisted in South- Hampton and served as stated in her declaration and proved by the records from New Hampshire attached to her declaration -
With Great Respect Your obed Servt Wm. A. Hayes,

ad 43 13151 9262
Sarah Dudley
Maine
7 July 1838
on rolls - 3 years
admitted
297 p.m.
$80.
also acts 43. 144
$80.
Wm A. Hayes Esq St. Berwick Me

South Berwick Maine Dec 12 - 1846 -
Dear James L Edwards
I am
I herewith forward to you the application of Sarah Dudley for a pension as prepared by me. I am fully satisfied that she is entitled to a pension as prayed for by her -
Please forward to me the certificate as soon as conven- ient
With great respect Yours &c
Wm. A. Hayes

STATE OF MAINE.
York, ss.
I, William Traffon ,
Clerk of all the Judicial
Courts in said County, do hereby certify that,
Increase S. Kimball is an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for said county of York
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is duly commissioned and qualified to act as such; that his commission was dated on the 25 th day of January 1854 and will expire on the 25 th day of January 1857
and that the following his is genuine.
signature purporting to be
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the
Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this twenty fifth day of November, Anno Domino 1846
William Traffon, Clerk.